Sheaf-carrier



(No Model.)

G. BERGER & A. M. HARRIS.

SHEA]? CARRIER.

No. 322,779. Patented July 21, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BERGER AND ALBERT M. HARRIS, OF OONCORDIA, MISSOURI.

SHEAF-CABRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,779, dated July 21,1885.

Application filed April 19, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE BERGER and ALBERT M. HARRIS, citizens of the United States of America, residing at Concordia, in the county of La Fayette and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf-Oarriers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the. art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a sheaf-carrying attachment for harvester-binders, its object being to collect the sheaves as discharged from the binder and drop them at intervals in piles composed of a greater or less number of sheaves, thus obviating a large amount of the time and labor expended in collecting the scattered sheaves when they are discharged one by one from the binder.

The invention consists in the novel construction, form, and arrangement of the sheafcarrier, in combination with the peculiar devices for operating the same as will be hereinafter particularly described in connection with the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the appended claims.

The drawing represents a perspective View of a binder-frame with our improved sheafcarrier attached thereto.

We have omitted the binding devices from the drawing,as they form no part of our present invention.

The letter A indicates the binder-frame, and B is the inclined platform over which the sheaves are discharged from the binder.

From the front and rear outer faces, 0 G, of the binder-frame project the horizontal arms D D, and between the outer ends of these arms is journaled a shaft or rocking bar, E, provided with an upwardlyprojecting arm, F, which is connected by a rod, G, with one arm of abent lever, H, which is fulcrumed on the cross piece I, which supports the drivers seat K. This bent leverhas its other arm connected by a link, L, with a treadle, M, which is mounted upon the cross-piece I and curved at the free end to receive and be operated by the drivers foot, said treadle being drawn normally toward the driver by means of a spring, N.

To the rocking bar E are secured a series of curved fingers, O, which form a cradle having a capacity for carrying any desired number of sheaves. When their parts are in their ordinary position, the free ends of the fingers 0 stand under and a little to the inside of the discharge-platform B, so that the sheaves falling from said platform will be caught by the fingers and held until a proper number has been collected. When it is desired to drop the collected sheaves,the driver places his foot upon the treadle and presses it away from him, so that motion will be transmitted through the link L, bent lever H, rod G, and arm F, to the rocking bar E, causing said bar to turn and thus throw the fingers 0 outward to the position shown in the dotted lines, so that the sheaves will be dropped in a heap. When the sheaves are dropped, the driver takes his foot off the treadle and the spring N retracts it so that through the intermediate connections heretofore described the fingers 0 will be returned to their normal position, ready to receive a fresh load of sheaves.

Having now described our invention and explained the operation thereof, what we claim is The combination, with the binder-frame and the supporting sheaf-discharging platform, of the rocking bar E, suitably journaled and provided with the depending curved fingers O, which extend under the discharge-platform to form a cradle or receptacle for the sheaves, a treadle-lever pivoted near or below the drivers seat and curved at its free end to receive the drivers foot, crank-lever H, pivoted beneath the seat and having one end connected to said foot-lever by a link, L, and

the other end extending to the other side of 5 the frame, and a rod connected to said eranklever and to an arm on the bar E, whereby the driver on his seat may operate the rockbar and elevate the fingers to discharge the sheaves therefrom, and a spring, N, embracing the pivot of the treadle and adapted to operate the latter and cause the same to normally hold the said connecting device to maintain the said curved fingers under the discharge-platform, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE BERGER. ALBERT M. HARRIS.

Witnesses:

ADOLPH BERGMAN, LOUIs A. OETTING. 

